The Valkyrie Composer Richard Wagner Librettist Richard Wagner Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1963 Language German Creative/Crew Conductor Leopold Ludwig Stage Director(s) Lotfi Mansouri Designer Leo Kerz Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Siegmund Jon Vickers Sieglinde Siw Ericsdotter Hunding Walter Kreppel Wotan Leonardo Wolovsky Brünnhilde Amy Shuard Fricka Regina Resnik Gerhilde Jeanne Parker Helmwige Carol Todd Waltraute Janis Martin Schwertleite Dorothy Cole Ortlinde Georgia Warden Siegrune Olga Chronis Grimgerde Donna Petersen Rossweisse Sona Cervena Show Dates Thu, Oct 10 1963, 8pm Tue, Oct 15 1963, 8pm Time and Place Legendary Germany Scenes Act I -- Hunding's hut Act II -- A wild and rocky pass Act III -- Rock of the Valkyries Media Image Die Walküre, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Jon Vickers (Siegmund), Siw Ericsdotter (Sieglinde) Credit Pete Peters Image Die Walküre, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Siw Ericsdotter (Sieglinde) Credit Pete Peters Image Die Walküre, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Jon Vickers (Siegmund), Siw Ericsdotter (Sieglinde) Credit Unknown Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1963_15_compressed.pdf (10.85 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- In observance of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Richard Wagner
Image Die Walküre, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Jon Vickers (Siegmund), Siw Ericsdotter (Sieglinde) Credit Pete Peters
Image Die Walküre, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Siw Ericsdotter (Sieglinde) Credit Pete Peters
Image Die Walküre, Richard Wagner. San Francisco Opera, 1963. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Jon Vickers (Siegmund), Siw Ericsdotter (Sieglinde) Credit Unknown